21130 - INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Department of Computing Sciences
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 1
Course Director:
FABRIZIO IOZZI
FABRIZIO IOZZI
Suggested background knowledge
A one- and several-variable calculus knowledge is suggested.
Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
This preparatory course introduces the basis of differential equations.
CONTENT SUMMARY
Ordinary Differential Equations: Introduction, Terminology, The slope field
Example: The logistic model
Linear Systems: 2D Linear Systems, Solution of a 2D linear system, Phase Portraits for Planar Systems
Nonlinear Systems: Some examples of nonlinear systems
Stability and Bifurcations
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
Demonstrate basic knowledge of differential equations.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
Understand the fundamental concepts of differential equations and solve basic exercises.
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Practical Exercises
DETAILS
Classes are taken online, with a set of prerecorded video lectures.
Assessment methods
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ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
The course has no exams.
Teaching materials
ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Suggested textbooks:
- Morris W. Hirsch, Stephen Smale, Robert L. Devaney, DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO CHAOS
- Steven H. Strogatz NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND CHAOS With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group
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